By Sara Malm for MailOnline
Published 05 19 EST 31 December 2014 Updated 11 52 EST 31 December 2014
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One should start the new year as one wishes to continue it and these two Sydney locals made sure that 2015 will be a year of love.
Demi Bryant 22 and James Hundt 28 celebrated the beginning of the New Year atop a high rise overlooking the iconic Sydney Harbour display which featured seven tonnes of fireworks.
An estimated 1.6million people turned up to watch more than 10 000 aerial fireworks 25 000 shooting comets and 100 000 pyrotechnic effects on show during this year's New Year's Eve display over Harbour Bridge and the Opera House.
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Arriving in style Sydney locals Demi Bryant 22 and James Hundt 28 celebrate the beginning of the New Year atop a high rise overlooking the iconic Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks sitting on a Ford Mustang
And we're off An estimated 1.6million people gathered on the shores of the Sydney Harbour for the midnight fireworks show
Heavy artillery This image shows just some of the seven tonnes of fireworks that were set off around midnight in Sydney
Nearly there Thousands of people watched the fireworks in Sydney from some 50 vessels in the water
Happy New Year The midnight show over Sydney's iconic Harbour Bridge and Opera House welcomes 2015
What a way to go Sydney and Australia say goodbye to 2014 as the new year rolls in across the globe
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Hundreds of umbrellas and tents began popping up on Sydney's Blues Point early Wednesday morning as people settled in to wait for the symphonic light display with huge queues forming overnight to secure a prominent view.
While much of the evening was dedicated to celebrating floral tributes to Martin Place siege victims Tori Johnson and Katrina Dawson were on display amid the evening's fireworks.
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'We remember the trauma the hostages experienced the bravery of the police and we remember the way Sydney responded as we expected an inclusive welcoming multicultural community ' he said.
Sydney Harbour will be a beacon of celebration as Australia farewells another year sending 2014 off with an extra round of fireworks. In what is believed to be a first drones will be used to live stream the fireworks as they launch from the Harbour Bridge the Opera House and several barges in the water.
Merry new years tidings Fireworks explode over Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers during New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur
All over the globe Fireworks explode over the Victoria Harbour as Hong Kong celebrates the arrival of 2015
Konnichiwa 2015 Some 2 000 people release balloons beside the Tokyo Tower to celebrate the New Year in the Japanese capital
People are gathered as fireworks explode over the Yokohama port during new year celebrations in Yokohama near Tokyo
Worldwide cheer Hundreds of South Koreans gather to celebrate the New Year at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War in Paju north of Seoul
Moment of peace Buddhists light candles during New Year celebrations at Jogye Buddhist temple in Seoul South Korea
Silent prayer A woman prays during New Year celebrations at Jogye Buddhist temple in Seoul
Religious holiday Buddhist monks and believers pray during a ceremony to celebrate the new year at Bongeun Buddhist temple in Seoul
First up A grand fireworks display lit up the sky at the stroke of midnight in Wellington New Zealand
One down New Zealand along with Fiji was among the first nations to welcome the new year at 11am GMT
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Smashing show More than 10 000 aerial fireworks 25 000 shooting comets and 100 000 pyrotechnic effects are expected to be used
For the world Drones will be used to live stream the fireworks as they launch from the Harbour Bridge the Opera House and several barges
Honuring those lost Tributes to the Martin Place siege victims are planned amid the evening's fireworks in the harbour
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In the Chinese capital Beijing eight hours ahead of London an event will be held in the Olympic Park designed to highlight the capital's bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Skaters will perform and Olympic medalist figure skater Zhao Hongbo Paralympics gold medalist swimmer Yang Yang and pianist Lang Lang will appear.
Japan prepared for 'osechi ryori' the country's biggest traditional holiday on New Year's Day. At midnight temple bells will strike 108 times the number of evils or temptations as defined by Buddhism.
There will be fireworks and bonfires around the nation as millions of people flock to neighborhood temples and shrines to pray for health and happiness.
In Rio De Janeiro two hours behind London and Greenwich Mean Time more than 1million people are expected to flock on Copacabana beach where two dozen artists and DJs will perform on three stages. Tourists and locals routinely party until dawn on the beach staying awake to watch the tropical sun rise for the first time in 2015.
A massive fireworks display blasted from boats in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean will light the sky over the crowd which traditionally dresses in all white a Brazilian New Year tradition to bring purification and a peaceful year.
Another tradition calls for partygoers to enter the sea up to their knees and jump over seven waves shortly after the New Year begins for luck.
Europe get ready A visitor writes '2015' with a light pen in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris France ahead of the new year
Incoming 2015 is written in the air with a sparkler at the frozen Mana River in the Taiga district outside Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk
Anniversary A floating installation of 25 000 wishing spheres line Marina Bay Singapore as the sovereign city state prepares to celebrate its golden jubilee of 50 years of independence from Malaysia in 2015
Annual display in the Sydney Harbour will feature seven tonnes of fireworks and is expected to attract 1.6million
The harbour is expected to dazzle as 50 vessels carrying over 8 000 people erupt in light shortly after the first round of fireworks at 9pm
Thousands of people have already started the festivities on Wednesday morning streaming into Sydney's CBD in anticipation of the evening's spectacular fireworks
New Year's Eve celebrations have already started across North America with New York's traditional crystal ball already in place in Times Square.
The Waterford crystal ball will drop at midnight in a tradition being increasingly copied across the United States with twists celebrating local icons. Las Cruces New Mexico is spicing up New Year's Eve with its first chili drop. In Miami a 10 meter (35 foot) neon orange will light up while Atlanta and Nashville Tennessee will drop a peach and a musical note respectively.
Flagstaff Arizona celebrates with a 2 meter (6 foot) pine cone that drops from a downtown hotel. Nearby Prescott drops a 2 meter (6 foot) spurred cowboy boot in a nod to its western culture.
On Lake Erie in Port Clinton Ohio the community will carry on its tradition of dropping a 270 kilogram (600 pound) walleye made of wood and fiberglass.
Michigan's Upper Peninsula will ring in 2015 with a nod to its mining history with a replica of a pasty a baked pastry filled with meat and potatoes traditionally associated with Cornwall in the UK to drop in Escanaba one of the remote region's largest cities. The meal was popular by miners who immigrated to Michigan decades ago.
In Scotland celebrations have been underway since Tuesday night when Edinburgh kicked off the Hogmanay festival which is the UK's biggest outdoor winter music festival
Large crowds are expected at the world famous street party which will see performances from Twin Atlantic Twilight Sad Eddi Reader and this year's Mercury Prize winners the Edinburgh based act Young Fathers.
The concert in the gardens is being headlined by Lily Allen who will be joined by special guests Bjorn Again and Soul II Soul. A midnight fireworks display will welcome in 2015 followed by the traditional mass rendition of Auld Lang Syne.
In London fireworks will light up the sky above the South Bank at midnight and celebrations will carry on until 12 45am with a live DJ set.
Gearing up Fireworks are set off over Calton Hill during Edinburgh's Hogmanay festival on Tuesday night
They sure know how to party Men dressed as Vikings take part in the torchlight procession as it makes its way through Edinburgh for the start of the Hogmanay celebrations on Tuesday
How they do A midnight fireworks display will welcome in 2015 followed by the traditional mass rendition of Auld Lang Syne (pictured is celebrations on Tuesday night)
Let it burn burn burn A fire surrounded by revellers in viking costumes burns on Calton Hill during Edinburgh's Hogmanay on Tuesday
Doing it big Edinburgh's Hogmanay which kicked off last night is the UK's biggest outdoor winter music festival
Don't drop the ball Workers test out the lighting on the New Year's Eve ball used in the Times Square celebration in New York
Jeffrey Straus president of Countdown Entertainment and Brent Shafer CEO of Philips North America watch the Times Square crystal ball which is illuminated with 32 256 LED lights and is made up of 2 688 Waterford crystals
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